Winner, 2019 PROSE Award for Anthropology, Criminology and
Sociology, presented by the Association of American Publishers A
groundbreaking look at the lives of transgender children and their
families Some “boys” will only wear dresses; some “girls”
refuse to wear dresses; in both cases, as Ann Travers shows in this
fascinating account of the lives of transgender kids, these are
often more than just wardrobe choices. Travers shows that from very
early ages, some at two and three years old, these kids find
themselves to be different from the sex category that was assigned
to them at birth. How they make their voices heard—to their
parents and friends, in schools, in public spaces, and through the
courts—is the focus of this remarkable and groundbreaking book.
Based on interviews with transgender kids, ranging in age from 4 to
20, and their parents, and over five years of research in the US
and Canada, The Trans Generation offers a rare look into what it is
like to grow up as a trans child. From daycare to birthday parties
and from the playground to the school bathroom, Travers takes the
reader inside the day-to-day realities of trans kids who regularly
experience crisis as a result of the restrictive ways in which sex
categories regulate their lives and put pressure on them to deny
their internal sense of who they are in gendered terms. As a
transgender activist and as an advocate for trans kids, Travers is
able to document from first-hand experience the difficulties of
growing up trans and the challenges that parents can face. The book
shows the incredible time, energy, and love that these parents give
to their children, even in the face of, at times, unsupportive
communities, schools, courts, health systems, and government laws.
Keeping in mind that all trans kids are among the most vulnerable
to bullying, violent attacks, self-harm, and suicide, and that
those who struggle with poverty, racism, lack of parental support,
learning differences, etc, are extremely at risk, Travers offers
ways to support all trans kids through policy recommendations and
activist interventions. Ultimately, the book is meant to open up
options for kids’ own gender self-determination, to question the
need for the sex binary, and to highlight ways that cultural and
material resources can be redistributed more equitably. The Trans
Generation offers an essential and important new understanding of
childhood.
General
Imprint: |
New York University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2019 |
Authors: |
Ann Travers
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4798-4041-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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LSN: |
1-4798-4041-6 |
Barcode: |
9781479840410 |
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